Also written by Emmy Seccombe
Te Uru Waitakere Contemporary Gallery Inc / Visual Arts
Te Uru Waitakere Contemporary Gallery Inc / Visual Arts
Te Uru Waitakere Contemporary Gallery / Visual Arts
We are seeking a highly motivated Curator who is eager to take the creative reins of a dynamic organisation for a fixed-term three-year contract.This is a unique opportunity to join a small and dedicated team at this pivotal stage of our evolution, and work across Te Uru to help shape its curatorial vision.
Te Uru is a leading regional gallery locally rooted in West Auckland but globally minded. We are a destination gallery that opened in 2014 as part of the refurbished Lopdell Precinct. After a transformational five year period of growing into our new home in world-class, purpose-built facilities, as well as building an ever-expanding set of relationships, we are now plannng for the next stage in our development.
Our programmes encourage dialogue, foster creativity and explore new ideas and modes of practice. In doing so, we promote the value of creative practitioners as a key resource contributing to a successful and innovative city. We recognise Maori as Tangata Whenua and foster the principles of Te Tiriti o Waitangi internally and externally to enhance and develop our programmes.
This position would suit an established curator who wants to promote dialogue and innovative artistic practice at a regional, national and international level. The Curator will report directly to the Director and work alongside the Exhibitions & Facilities Manager and the Education Manager to deliver and oversee a lively programme of exhibitions, workshops, events and publications.
The successful candidate will be driven by a commitment to generate and facilitate innovative projects, and to promote the discourse of contemporary practice in all its forms. They will have a passion for working with local contexts while maintaining an international perpsective. This is an exceptional opportunity to work with emerging and established practitioners across a wide range of practices.
The successful cadidate will possess the following competencies:
And will need to share our guiding values:
This is an exciting and unique opportunity to contribute to a significant development programme, helping to shape new directions in programming for this well established but much-enlarged organisation. The role offers tremendous scope and allows suffcient length of tenure to ensure the successful applicant can develop ambitious projects that help position Te Uru as a pre-eminent regional art gallery.
For a full position description, please email: Emmy Seccombe, emmy@teuru.org.nz
Applications close Sunday, 29th September 2019